skin in the game



skin in the game

A personal investment, usually monetary, in the pursuit of some goal or achievement, especially in business and finance. If you want to find a company that is truly motivated to succeed, find one where all the executives have skin in the game.
See also: game, skin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rowenaro-EE-nəEnglish
Pompeopom-PE-oItalian
Marija-Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Teodorote-o-DO-ro (Italian), te-o-DHO-ro (Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
BraidenBRAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
ComfortKUM-fərtEnglish (Rare)